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The Quiet Billionaire: Morningstar CEO Joe Mansueto
By John Cook
After an idyllic Midwestern upbringing, Joe Mansueto founded an enormously successful financial information company on the simple premise that people might like an easy-to-use guide to mutual funds. Now, the Morningstar CEO is turning his skills to the risky world of magazine publishing. Can he succeed again? Read more
Foul Trouble
By Shane Tritsch
A bitter dispute that has left Bob Lunn bankrupt — and Scottie Pippen claiming in court he has lost millions of dollars. Read more
Betting Her Life
By Bryan Smith
Barbara Hermansen found happiness and fulfillment as a North Shore wife, mother, and lawyer—until she started taking a prescription drug for a neurological disorder. Then a trip to Las Vegas set off a crazed gambling addiction that almost brought her and her family down. Read more
The Lost Don
By Steve Rhodes
Joey “The Clown” Lombardo is one of a vanishing breed—a last link to the Chicago Outfit's blood-spattered heyday. Read more
Governor Sunshine
By Carol Felsenthal
Things could not be better for Rod Blagojevich. He loves politics, and he has won every election he has entered (with help from his father-in-law, a clout-heavy alderman). The govenorship is his focus now, he insists, but this look at his personal history suggests he hopes for much, much more. Read more
The Sad Saga of Bob Greene
By Marcia Froelke Coburn and Steve Rhodes
When a woman from his past resurfaced, the columnist's 33-year career crashed; then a family tragedy hit home. Read more
Dear Ann
By Carol Felsenthal
An energetic self-promotor, Eppie Lederer was a natural as the wise and wisecracking Ann Landers, advice maven to millions. But her own family problems were harder to solve. Read more
The Case Against Daley
By Steve Rhodes
Yes, he is popular and has done lots of good for the city. But Mayor Daley has plenty of shortcomings, too. If we were running for mayor, here is how we would challenge him. Read more
True Believer
By Steve Rhodes
He has fought the Mob and helped impeach a President. But now Chicago attorney David Schippers is battling to prove a connection between Oklahoma City and the September 11th attacks. Is he the latest dupe in a grand, improbable conspiracy—or could he be on to something? Read more